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Scientist Emeritus
Read more here: Scientist EmeritusThe Tribune | December 28, 1979 I knew Mr Lal Singh Kang many years ago as my Sub Divisional Magistrate in Jullundur. A tall, grave-faced and mild-mannered man, he attended diligently to his duties as a revenue officer. He was always a picture of dignity. I was, therefore, surprised to see in a recent issue…
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A Punjabi Tamilian
Read more here: A Punjabi TamilianThe Tribune | April 26, 1979 In a country obsessed with the activities of politicians, big and small, the death of a bureaucrat in distant Madras should be a matter of no importance to the people of Punjab. Yet Jeet Singh Bhangoo, former Transport Commissioner to the Government of Tamil Nadu, deserves notice, howsoever briefly…
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A Swiss aid project
Read more here: A Swiss aid projectThe Tribune | March 29, 1979 I had taken an Air India flight from Heathrow for Delhi. The Jumbo jet was packed with Punjabis looking forward to a home holiday and an assortment of Westerners eager to savour the excitement of the East. The Jumbo is like a vast class III carriage of an Indian…
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Down With Those Fountains
Read more here: Down With Those FountainsThe Sunday Tribune | November 5, 1978 Why is it that our city fathers (I include in this category both officers and elected public men) are friends of fountains and foes of parks? This may seem a harsh query but seems valid, at least to my knowledge of Punjab. Many, many years ago my first…
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Cambridge Characters
Read more here: Cambridge CharactersThe Sunday Tribune, Chandigarh | September 3, 1978 Cambridge is pleasant and Cambridge is always full of little surprises. This town of a few lakh people has grown up around the University, which is the core of its being. The Cantabrigia of the Romans is the Cambridge of today. The 20 odd colleges dating from…
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Commemorating Our War Dead
Read more here: Commemorating Our War DeadThe Illustrated Weekly of India | June 18, 1978 The author recalls his correspondence with the Army authorities in which he had made a plea for a suitable memorial for the unknown Indian soldier. I come from a family of soldiers. An ancestor served in the army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and possibly fought at…
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Chandigarh: road sense and nonsense
Read more here: Chandigarh: road sense and nonsenseThe Sunday Tribune, Chandigarh | June 11, 1978 Such is the chaos that one notices on the Chandigarh Roads Many years ago the road going past Safdarjung airport in New Delhi towards the Kutb Minar was christened “the murder mile” by an enterprising journalist: The reason was simple enough. The road was narrow, the traffic…
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He Risked His Life For A Muslim Friend
Read more here: He Risked His Life For A Muslim FriendThe Sunday Tribune | March 12, 1978 He sits opposite me with the inherent dignity of those born to the soil. A tall grey-bearded man with piercing brown eyes, Ajaib Singh looks one in the eye with the bold candour of a man who earns his bread with the sweat of his brow, a man…
